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Ferry in Calais
Ferry in Calais
The strait of Dover is one of the most frequented shipping lanes in the world. Calais ferry port allows easy access to the town itself as well as shops outside the town, many of which are designed to sell alcohol to visitors from the UK where higher taxation means alcohol of all kinds is normally priced higher.
Free car parking facilities are available in front of the Calais ferry terminal and the maximum stay is of three days.
The port is also directly linked to the French motorway system. The A26/E15, which provides access to the heart of France including Paris and beyond and the A16/E40, a gateway to Benelux and the northern European motorway systems. The A16/E402 directs you to western France.
Ferry crossings from Dover to Calais take typically around one hour and fifteen minutes with it normally recommended that passengers arrive at least an hour prior to departure, but operators' advice may change. Two operators operate this route: P&O and Seafrance. P&O is a British operator while Seafrance is French. However, the port of Dover is not connected only to Calais. Another popular route is Dover to Dunkirk, and this route is operated by Norfolkline ferries which has recently become part of DFDS Seaways.
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